Championship

Coverage of the Championship clash between Watford and Portsmouth.

Championship | Gameweek 23

Dec 26, 2024 at 3pm UK

Vicarage Road

Watford
2 - 1
Portsmouth

Kayembe (57' pen.), Vata (90+5')
Baah (30'), Kayembe (59')

FT(HT: 0-1)

Swanson (11')
Mousinho (31'), Pack (57'), Schmid (59'), Murphy (60'), Lang (64'), Swanson (75'), Moxon (90')

Football

Live Updates: Watford 2-1 Portsmouth

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		First Half starts.
2'		Corner - Watford. Conceded by Zak Swanson.
3'		New attacking attempt. Daniel Jebbison - Watford - shot with the head from the centre of the box is saved by goalkeeper in the centre of the goal. Assist - Yasser Larouci with a cross.
4'		New attacking attempt. Daniel Jebbison - Watford - shot with right foot from outside the box is saved in the right corner. Assist - Giorgi Chakvetadze.
8'		Missed chance. Callum Lang - Portsmouth - shot with right foot from the centre of the box is close, but missed to the left. Assist - Josh Murphy with a cross.
10'		Fouled by Imrân Louza - Watford
10'		Freddie Potts - Portsmouth - won a free kick in attack.
10'		Goal! Watford 0, Portsmouth 1. Zak Swanson - Portsmouth - shot with right foot from the right side of the box to the left corner .
12'		Fouled by Callum Lang - Portsmouth
12'		Ryan Porteous - Watford - won a free kick in defence.
15'		Corner - Portsmouth. Conceded by Yasser Larouci.
16'		Missed chance. Josh Murphy - Portsmouth - shot with right foot from outside the box missed after corner.
20'		Callum Lang - Portsmouth - won a free kick in defence.
20'		Fouled by Daniel Jebbison - Watford
21'		Callum Lang - Portsmouth - won a free kick in defence.
21'		Fouled by James Morris - Watford
24'		Corner - Watford. Conceded by Connor Ogilvie.
24'		Missed chance. Mattie Pollock - Watford - shot with the head from the centre of the box missed to the left. Assist - Imrân Louza with a cross after corner.
24'		Corner - Watford. Conceded by Marlon Pack.
25'		Shot blocked. Jeremy Ngakia - Watford - shot with right foot from outside the box is blocked. Assist - Imrân Louza.
25'		Corner - Watford. Conceded by Matt Ritchie.
26'		Corner - Portsmouth. Conceded by Ryan Porteous.
28'		Fouled by Callum Lang - Portsmouth
28'		Yasser Larouci - Watford - won a free kick in defence.
30'		Fouled by Kwadwo Baah - Watford
30'		Matt Ritchie - Portsmouth - won a free kick in defence.
30'		Kwadwo Baah - Watford - receive yellow card for a foul.
31'		Delay in match - injury Matt Ritchie - Portsmouth
32'		Delay over. They are ready to continue.
33'		Connor Ogilvie - Portsmouth - won a free kick in defence.
33'		Fouled by Kwadwo Baah - Watford
34'		Fouled by Callum Lang - Portsmouth
34'		Imrân Louza - Watford - won a free kick in defence.
36'		Fouled by Callum Lang - Portsmouth
36'		Imrân Louza - Watford - won a free kick in defence.
37'		Corner - Watford. Conceded by Connor Ogilvie.
38'		Missed chance. Ryan Porteous - Watford - shot with right foot from the right side of the six yard box goes high. Assist - Giorgi Chakvetadze with a cross after corner.
39'		Shot blocked. Edo Kayembe - Watford - shot with left foot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assist - Giorgi Chakvetadze.
39'		Corner - Watford. Conceded by Josh Murphy.
40'		Offside - Watford. Ryan Porteous is in offside.
45+1'		Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
45+2'		First Half ended - Watford 0, Portsmouth 1.
45'		Second Half starts Watford 0, Portsmouth 1.
45'		Substitution - Portsmouth. Paddy Lane for Matt Ritchie.
45'		Substitution - Watford. Rocco Vata for James Morris.
47'		Shot blocked. Rocco Vata - Watford - shot with right foot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assist - Jeremy Ngakia.
47'		Corner - Watford. Conceded by Freddie Potts.
50'		Shot blocked. Daniel Jebbison - Watford - shot with right foot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assist - Kwadwo Baah with a cross.
51'		Corner - Portsmouth. Conceded by Ryan Porteous.
52'		Fouled by Connor Ogilvie - Portsmouth
52'		Kwadwo Baah - Watford - won a free kick in defence.
52'		Corner - Watford. Conceded by Zak Swanson.
53'		Corner - Watford. Conceded by Callum Lang.
53'		Missed chance. Jeremy Ngakia - Watford - shot with right foot from outside the box goes high after corner.
55'		Fouled by Jeremy Ngakia - Watford
55'		Paddy Lane - Portsmouth - won a free kick on the left wing.
56'		Penalty Watford. Kwadwo Baah draws a foul in the penalty area.
56'		Penalty conceded by Freddie Potts - Portsmouth - after a foul in the penalty area.
57'		Marlon Pack - Portsmouth - receive yellow card.
57'		Goal! Watford 1, Portsmouth 1. Edo Kayembe - Watford - converts the penalty with a shot with left foot to the top left corner.
59'		Edo Kayembe - Watford - receive yellow card.
59'		Nicolas Schmid - Portsmouth - receive yellow card.
60'		Fouled by Josh Murphy - Portsmouth
60'		Yasser Larouci - Watford - won a free kick in defence.
60'		Josh Murphy - Portsmouth - receive yellow card.
62'		Colby Bishop - Portsmouth - won a free kick in attack.
62'		Fouled by Imrân Louza - Watford
64'		Fouled by Callum Lang - Portsmouth
64'		Mattie Pollock - Watford - won a free kick in defence.
64'		Callum Lang - Portsmouth - receive yellow card for a foul.
66'		Corner - Watford. Conceded by Connor Ogilvie.
68'		New attacking attempt. Kwadwo Baah - Watford - shot with left foot from the right side of the box is saved in the left corner. Assist - Daniel Jebbison.
68'		Corner - Watford. Conceded by Nicolas Schmid.
71'		Substitution - Watford. Ryan Andrews for Jeremy Ngakia.
72'		Corner - Portsmouth. Conceded by Yasser Larouci.
75'		New attacking attempt. Ryan Andrews - Watford - shot with right foot from the right side of the box is saved in the left corner. Assist - Ryan Porteous.
75'		Fouled by Zak Swanson - Portsmouth
75'		Rocco Vata - Watford - won a free kick on the left wing.
75'		Zak Swanson - Portsmouth - receive yellow card for a foul.
75'		Delay in match - injury Imrân Louza - Watford
76'		Delay over. They are ready to continue.
78'		Fouled by Yasser Larouci - Watford
78'		Paddy Lane - Portsmouth - won a free kick in defence.
78'		Substitution - Portsmouth. Terry Devlin for Zak Swanson.
79'		Substitution - Portsmouth. Owen Moxon for Callum Lang.
80'		Daniel Jebbison - Watford - won a free kick in defence.
80'		Fouled by Terry Devlin - Portsmouth
82'		Substitution - Watford. Vakoun Bayo for Daniel Jebbison.
82'		Fouled by Imrân Louza - Watford
82'		Josh Murphy - Portsmouth - won a free kick on the right wing.
83'		Fouled by Connor Ogilvie - Portsmouth
83'		Kwadwo Baah - Watford - won a free kick in defence.
84'		Colby Bishop - Portsmouth - won a free kick in attack.
84'		Fouled by Ryan Porteous - Watford
85'		Missed chance. Paddy Lane - Portsmouth - shot with left foot from the left side of the box goes high. Assist - Connor Ogilvie with a head.
85'		Delay in match - Watford
85'		Delay over. They are ready to continue.
87'		Hand ball by Vakoun Bayo - Watford
87'		Substitution - Watford. Moussa Sissoko for Edo Kayembe.
88'		Corner - Portsmouth. Conceded by Ryan Andrews.
89'		Fouled by Owen Moxon - Portsmouth
89'		Kwadwo Baah - Watford - won a free kick in defence.
90'		Owen Moxon - Portsmouth - receive yellow card for a foul.
90+1'		Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
90+1'		Fouled by Owen Moxon - Portsmouth
90+1'		Ryan Porteous - Watford - won a free kick in defence.
90+3'		Fouled by Kwadwo Baah - Watford
90+3'		Owen Moxon - Portsmouth - won a free kick in defence.
90+4'		Missed chance. Colby Bishop - Portsmouth - shot with right foot from outside the box missed. Assist - Connor Ogilvie with a head.
90+5'		Goal! Watford 2, Portsmouth 1. Rocco Vata - Watford - shot with left foot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
90+8'		Second Half ended - Watford 2, Portsmouth 1.
90+8'		Kwadwo Baah - Watford - receive red card.
		Thats all. Game finished - Watford 2, Portsmouth 1.